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Pet Industry Market Size & Ownership Statistics

U.S. Pet Industry Spending Figures & Future Outlook

The following spending statistics are gathered by APPA from various market reseach sources and are not included in the organization’s biennial National Pet Owners Survey.

Total U.S. Pet Industry Expenditures

Year Billions of dollars

2018 $72.13 Estimated

2017 $69.51 Actual

2016 $66.75

2015 $60.28

2014 $58.04

2013 $55.72

2012 $53.33

2011 $50.96

2010 $48.35

2009 $45.53

2008 $43.2

2007 $41.2

2006 $38.5

2005 $36.3

2004 $34.4

2003 $32.4

2002 $29.6

2001 $28.5

1998 $23

1996 $21

1994 $17

Actual Sales within the U.S. Market in 2017

In 2017, $69.51 billion was spent on our pets in the U.S.

Breakdown:

Food $29.07 billion

Supplies/OTC Medicine $15.11 billion

Vet Care $17.07 billion

Live animal purchases $2.1 billion

Pet Services: grooming & boarding $6.16 billion

Estimated 2018 Sales within the U.S. Market

For 2018, it estimated that $72.13 billion will be spent on our pets in the U.S.

Estimated Breakdown:

Food $29.88 billion

Supplies/OTC Medicine $15.51 billion

Vet Care $18.26 billion

Live animal purchases $2.01 billion

Other Services $6.47 billion

Data sources and notes

Food total is based on PFI research consultant Davenport Co, Packaged Facts U.S. Market Outlook 2017-2018, petfoodindustry.com 2017 Industry Report, and Euromonitor International Pet Care in the US plus new information generated by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (US BLS).

The section serves as a benchmark and the dollar amounts for the categories listed should not be added to report total spending in the prior 12 months. It reports an approximate dollar amount based on consumer recollection of their spending in the prior 12 months. The list is not inclusive of all items possibly purchased, as some items fall into “other” expenses and are not reported here. As such, the dollar amounts should not be added to report total spending in the prior 12 months.

**Note: APPA does not ask Survey Participants how much in total they spend on their dog or cats annually. The expenses listed above are not all inclusive and each category was asked separately of the survey participant.